Indy Speedway cuts seats by 11,600, to 235,000

1:33 PM,
May 16, 2013

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis 500 this year will have its smallest seating capacity since 2000, but don't expect to find fewer fans on race day.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has removed thousands of grandstand seats overlooking Turn 3 and several rows of seats on the front straightaway. The changes follow the demolition of a bleacher section inside Turn 1 five years ago to ...